USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This artist was known for urban scenes, flowers, animal skulls, and the Southwest-
A
Andrew Wyeth
B
Grandma Moses
C
jacob Lawrence
D
Georgia O’keeffe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By the mid-1920s, O’Keeffe was recognized as one of America’s most important and successful artists, known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers-an essentially American symbol of modernity-as well as her equally radical depictions of flowers.

Detailed explanation-2: -O’Keeffe, however, is best known for her paintings of the natural environment-namely flowers, animal skulls and the desert landscape, which she fully explored after moving to New Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -Georgia Totto O’Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O’Keeffe has been called the “Mother of American modernism".

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